CLIPPERS AWAKE LATE MILLER'S FOURTH-QUARTER EJECTION SPARKS VICTORY CLIPPERS 77, CHICAGO 75.Byline: Joe Stevens Staff Writer In the standings, it might not have looked as if it mattered whether the Clippers won their contest against the Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They play in the National Basketball Association. The team was founded in 1966, and has won six NBA Championships since. on Wednesday night. For the majority of the game, in a microcosm of their troubled season, the Clippers played as if it didn't matter. A selfish-looking, lackadaisical lack·a·dai·si·cal adj. Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid: "There'll be no time to correct lackadaisical driving techniques after trouble develops" William J. Hampton. effort for most of the 48 minutes finally turned around midway through the fourth quarter when Andre Miller Andre Lloyd Miller (born March 19, 1976 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. College career Miller played collegiately at the University of Utah for four years. was ejected for arguing a no-foul call. The Clippers had an ugly night but stopped their losing streak at three games with a 77-75 victory in front of 17,548 at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . The game, in which the Clippers shot just 31 percent, was a seesaw (language) SEESAW - An early system on the IBM 701. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. affair at the end. Corey Maggette Corey Antoine Maggette (born November 12 1979, in Melrose Park, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, positioned at small forward for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. made two free throws to give the Clippers a 74-72 lead with 1:07 left. The Bulls had a good chance to tie it when Jalen Rose went for a layup with 25 seconds left. But Elton Brand blocked his shot, and Quentin Richardson made two free throws with 22.3 seconds left to give the Clippers a 76-72 lead. Chicago made it close when Jamal Crawford made three free throws with 15.4 seconds left, after being fouled by Marko Jaric. With 14.7 seconds left, Maggette made one of two free throws. The Bulls missed their absolute last gasp when Rose had a shot blocked by Sean Rooks, and then the Bulls had a turnover inbounding the ball with 3.3 seconds left. Maggette scored 25 points and Miller added 12 to lead the Clippers (17-28). For the Bulls (17-28), Jalen Rose had 24 points and Donyell Marshall added 14. Chicago led for most of the second half. But the Clippers took their first lead of the fourth quarter, 71-70, after Jaric made two free throws with 3:31 to play. After sleepwalking sleepwalking /sleep·walk·ing/ (slep´wawk?ing) somnambulism. sleep·walk·ing n. The act of walking or performing another activity associated with wakefulness while asleep or in a sleeplike state. through the majority of the game, the Clippers finally revived themselves with an argumentative Controversial; subject to argument. Pleading in which a point relied upon is not set out, but merely implied, is often labeled argumentative. Pleading that contains arguments that should be saved for trial, in addition to allegations establishing a Cause of Action or series in the fourth quarter. Richardson was whistled for a technical foul with 7:34 left. Then Miller appeared to get hammered on a drive to the basket. Miller protested with a flurry of words directed at official Ken Mauer, who immediately called two technical fouls on him. With those two technicals, Miller received a mandatory ejection. After Rose made a free throw and Marcus Fizer made two, the Bulls were up 67-61. But at least the Clippers finally looked emotionally into the contest. Trouble enveloped en·vel·op tr.v. en·vel·oped, en·vel·op·ing, en·vel·ops 1. To enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering: "Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city" the Clippers throughout this game, and in a contest practically devoid of offense, they trailed 56-51 heading into the fourth quarter. The Clippers were down 37-30 at halftime after their lowest scoring half this season. They started the second quarter with an 0-for-11 streak and got their first second-quarter points when Jaric made a jump shot with 6:20 left in the half. Luckily for Los Angeles, Chicago wasn't exactly setting Staples Center ablaze. The Bulls shot just 32.6 percent in the first half, while the Clippers shot 23.5 percent. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: The Clippers' Corey Maggette, right, dives for a loose ball recovered by Chicago's Trenton Hassell on Wednesday at Staples Center. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer Box: GAME RECAP |
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